While traveling through Jasper National Park near the Alberta/BC border one must always remember that around every corner there is the potential for world-class scenery made up of sweeping expanses of forests, lakes and fields dominated regularly by magnificent peaks of the illustrious Rocky Mountains.
It is also helpful to be aware that with four distinct seasons, the disruptive atmospheric effects of high mountains and a prevailing westerly wind blowing warm moist air in off the Pacific Ocean, predicting the local weather in the park is more an art than a science.
In this image it is clear from the overcast sky in the distance that there was a significant cloud cover that day imposing a grey veil of monotony over what should otherwise be a spectacular scene. True to form though, this area on this day, provided a compelling splash of sunlight that somehow found its way through the overhead cover to light up the foreground in a most dramatic fashion. This becomes even more noticeable when comparing the largely monochromatic background, still shrouded in shades of grey, to the rich palette proferred by the substantial visual impact of evergreen trees surrounding a newly frozen wetland punctuated by dramatic stands of rich golden grasses imposing themselves randomly on the scene.